Aadhaar Data Sharing

India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data, according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech on Wednesday.

New rules to regulate hate speech, fake news, defamatory posts and anti-national activities on social media will be finalised by January 15, the government told the Supreme Court today. The top court also transferred all cases pending at the Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, concerning a demand for sharing of decrypted data of social m...

Aadhaar PAN linking news: The government on Saturday extended the due date for linking PAN or Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar by three months. The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India- the issuer of the 12-digit Aadhaar number as well as the personal identification card under the government's flagship Aadhaar scheme - has shared ...

An updated law to make sharing of Aadhaar details voluntary for cellphone connections, bank accounts, school admissions and other services, is expected to be passed in the winter session of parliament. In a first step to changing the law, the cabinet today signed off on the necessary changes, after which the draft bill will be introduced in the Lok...

US-based experts have said that the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar biometric system has struck a balance between the need for a foundational identity and measures to limit its use, but stressed that the government now urgently needs to pass a legislation on data sharing and privacy.

The Centre would look into a request for sharing of Aadhar data with police for the purpose of cracking cases involving first time offenders and for identification of unidentified bodies, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said on Thursday.

India announced it was adding an extra layer of privacy to its virtual identification system following allegations of a major privacy breach in the world's largest biometric database.

A new move to secure Aadhaar, in which a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number can be shared instead of the biometric ID, will be opposed in the Supreme Court by petitioners who are fighting a case against the system.

People can share a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number instead of their Aadhaar number starting from March-end to authenticate their identity for various services. The UIDAI - the authority that runs the government's Aadhaar programme - said today the initiative, which is aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers,...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said today that the Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure. The Aadhaar number, it said, is not a secret number and it is to be shared with authorised agencies if one wishes to avail a certain service or benefit of government welfare schemes or other services.

While hearing a challenge to the government's massive biometric or "Aadhaar" database, the Supreme Court today said that companies like Apple already have access to the personal data of users. "When one can share personal data with private players like Apple, why not share with it with the government? What's the difference?" asked Justice DY Chandr...

The Unique Identification Authority of India, however, refused to share the latest cyber-security assessment of Aadhaar data, citing national security.

As the Centre expands the list of government services that would require beneficiaries to have an Aadhaar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday insisted that its biometrics database of a billion people was safe. The reassurance comes against the backdrop of the authority suspending Aadhaar authentication services o...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a vision for a digitally empowered India, and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu talked about how these are being implemented.

Agencies using data from Aadhaar will now have to inform the holder of the card the manner in which the details will be used to ensure the information is not misused.

India is the fifth worst country after China, Malaysia, Pakistan, and the US in terms of extensive and invasive use of biometric data, according to a new report from Britain-based tech research firm Comparitech on Wednesday.

New rules to regulate hate speech, fake news, defamatory posts and anti-national activities on social media will be finalised by January 15, the government told the Supreme Court today. The top court also transferred all cases pending at the Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh High Courts, concerning a demand for sharing of decrypted data of social m...

Aadhaar PAN linking news: The government on Saturday extended the due date for linking PAN or Permanent Account Number with Aadhaar by three months. The UIDAI or Unique Identification Authority of India- the issuer of the 12-digit Aadhaar number as well as the personal identification card under the government's flagship Aadhaar scheme - has shared ...

An updated law to make sharing of Aadhaar details voluntary for cellphone connections, bank accounts, school admissions and other services, is expected to be passed in the winter session of parliament. In a first step to changing the law, the cabinet today signed off on the necessary changes, after which the draft bill will be introduced in the Lok...

US-based experts have said that the Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar biometric system has struck a balance between the need for a foundational identity and measures to limit its use, but stressed that the government now urgently needs to pass a legislation on data sharing and privacy.

The Centre would look into a request for sharing of Aadhar data with police for the purpose of cracking cases involving first time offenders and for identification of unidentified bodies, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said on Thursday.

India announced it was adding an extra layer of privacy to its virtual identification system following allegations of a major privacy breach in the world's largest biometric database.

A new move to secure Aadhaar, in which a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number can be shared instead of the biometric ID, will be opposed in the Supreme Court by petitioners who are fighting a case against the system.

People can share a randomly-generated 16-digit temporary number instead of their Aadhaar number starting from March-end to authenticate their identity for various services. The UIDAI - the authority that runs the government's Aadhaar programme - said today the initiative, which is aimed at minimising instances of leak and misuse of Aadhaar numbers,...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said today that the Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure. The Aadhaar number, it said, is not a secret number and it is to be shared with authorised agencies if one wishes to avail a certain service or benefit of government welfare schemes or other services.

While hearing a challenge to the government's massive biometric or "Aadhaar" database, the Supreme Court today said that companies like Apple already have access to the personal data of users. "When one can share personal data with private players like Apple, why not share with it with the government? What's the difference?" asked Justice DY Chandr...

The Unique Identification Authority of India, however, refused to share the latest cyber-security assessment of Aadhaar data, citing national security.

As the Centre expands the list of government services that would require beneficiaries to have an Aadhaar number, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday insisted that its biometrics database of a billion people was safe. The reassurance comes against the backdrop of the authority suspending Aadhaar authentication services o...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled a vision for a digitally empowered India, and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu talked about how these are being implemented.

Agencies using data from Aadhaar will now have to inform the holder of the card the manner in which the details will be used to ensure the information is not misused.